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Good Reads for B2B Sales - Cold Calling Revisited

Pointclear

Staying current on the latest innovations and opinions in sales can be daunting, especially in the the digital space. PointClear''s staff and Sales Sphere features relevant blog articles from our digital circles about B2B sales. Sales Coaching - The Use and Abuse of Modeling.

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Tell Marketing They Can Keep Their Leads

No More Cold Calling

Consider this example from Dan McDade, president and CEO of PointClear: The marketing department for one unnamed company generated more than 9,000 “sales leads” in a year, but only 1.28 Plus, check out the latest from No More Cold Calling: We’re Smarter Than Our Buyers. If so, you can forget about exceeding quota in 2014.

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Insights on Outbound Conference in Atlanta

Pointclear

One of the presenters, Mike Weinberg, summed up the sentiment in the room: “Many in what’s called the Sales 2.0 These so-called experts proclaim that cold-calling is ineffective and pursuing prospects that aren’t coming to you is a waste of time. Mike is author of two of my favorite books: “ New Sales.

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The Pipeline ? Reports of the Death of the Salesperson Are Greatly.

The Pipeline

PointClear PD. Small Business Startup and Sales Tips | Free Web Design Tucson. PointClear PD. A Random Walk Up Sales Street. Cold calling. EDGE Sales Process. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange.

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PowerViews with Josiane Feigon: Survival of the Fittest Sales Reps

Pointclear

Because prospects and customers see meaningless cold calls as wasteful interruptions, successful sales professionals must use social media research to find reasons to connect with their leads. Managers may bristle at the idea of paying sales people to surf the web, Josiane says.

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5 Sales & Marketing Thought Leaders Weigh In on Inbound Marketing

Pointclear

Joanne Black , No More Cold Calling AND Pick Up the Damn Phone : "You Call That a Lead? It''s time to change how we talk about sales leads. From Chris Snell , Inside Sales Manager, SMB at Care.com. You can read the rest of that article here. Here''s what I see are the top two symptoms of inbounditis: 1.

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What is the Net Effect of the Migration to Inside Sales?

Jonathan Farrington

He has focused on sales issues for a decade and currently writes a column for Inc.com where he hosts the world’s most visited blog, with an impressive 2.9 He communicates with hundreds and hundreds of salespeople and sales managers and is passionate in his views as to what’s hot and what’s not. million visitors in March.